Characteristics and predictors of burnout among healthcare professionals: a cross-sectional study in two tertiary hospitals

2020 ◽  
pp. postgradmedj-2020-137547
Author(s):  
Ayman El-Menyar ◽  
Wanis H Ibrahim ◽  
Walid El Ansari ◽  
Mohamed Gomaa ◽  
Brijesh Sathian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Professionals ◽  
Medical Staff ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Trauma Surgery ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Personal Accomplishment ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Tertiary Hospitals

BackgroundThe pattern and impact of burnout among the medical staff are not yet well defined. However, the consequences of burnout are not limited to the healthcare providers but also may affect their family, colleagues and patients in a negative manner. We aimed to assess the characteristics and predictors of burnout among health professionals at two large tertiary hospitals.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study during the period from July 2018 to 31 December 2018. Data, via Maslach Burnout Inventory survey, were collected from physicians and other healthcare workers in two hospitals.ResultsA total of 624 responses to questionnaires were analysed. Half of the respondents were physicians, and men constituted the majority. About 10% (95% CI, 7.8 to 12.5) of the respondents satisfied the criteria of burnout. Emotional exhaustion (EE) was observed in 45.7%, depersonalisation (DP) in 26.9% and personal accomplishment (PA) in 41.2% of the respondents. There was a positive correlation between EE and DP (r=0.627, p=0.001), and a weak negative correlation between DP and PA (r=−0.195, p=0.001). Young age, less experience, trauma surgery, lack of habits and getting depressed ≥1 time/week were predictors of burnout.ConclusionsBurnout affects one-tenth of the health professionals in the tertiary hospitals in Qatar. Physicians are more likely to have higher DP and lower PA, whereas nurses prone to have higher EE. In this study, no gender discrepancy is appreciated and the junior medical staff is at a higher risk of burnout.

scholarly journals Addressing the relationship between perceived fear of COVID-19 virus infection and emergence of burnout symptoms in a sample of Egyptian physicians during COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Abdelghani ◽  
Hayam M. El-Gohary ◽  
Eman Fouad ◽  
Mervat S. Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Virus Infection ◽  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Personal Accomplishment ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

Abstract Background Physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic are working under relentless stress. This study aimed to identify the impact of the perceived fears of COVID-19 virus infection on the quality of life and the emergence of burnout syndrome among physicians in Egypt during the COVID-19 outbreak. This cross-sectional study was conducted between May 10th and June 9th, 2020, and included 320 Egyptian physicians who were working during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The participants were interviewed using the Fear of COVID-19 scale (FCV-19S), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Maslach Burnout Inventory, and World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale (WHOQOL-BREF) for assessment of the perceived fears of COVID-19 virus infection, associated anxiety and depressive symptoms, burnout symptoms, and quality of life, respectively. Results Overall, most physicians were females (63%). Ideas about death, moderate-to-severe anxiety, and depressive symptoms were reported by 11, 28, and 29% of physicians, respectively. For burnout symptoms, high emotional exhaustion, high depersonalization, and low personal accomplishment were reported by 20, 71, and 39% of physicians, respectively. The perceived fear of COVID-19 virus infection was positively correlated with anxiety, depression, and burnout emotional exhaustion, and depersonalization symptoms, and negatively correlated with personal accomplishment and all quality of life domains. Conclusions Egyptian physicians experienced higher levels of COVID-19-related fears, anxiety, and depressive and burnout symptoms. There was a robust correlation between these perceived fears, and higher burnout symptoms, and poor quality of life among physicians. Specific interventions should be tailored to minimize the physical and mental burdens on the physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic.

scholarly journals Empathy and Burnout – A Cross-Sectional Study Among Mental Healthcare Providers in France

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Livia Sturzu ◽  
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◽  
◽  
Adrian Lala ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Mental Healthcare ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Personal Accomplishment ◽  
Compassionate Care ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Psychiatric Staff ◽  
Forensic Psychiatric ◽  
Perception Of Security

Previous studies have established a correlation between empathy and burnout among healthcare providers. The aim of this study is to explore whether empathy – the ability to understand what another person is experiencing, was related to mental healthcare staffs’ burnout. We performed a descriptive, cross-sectional, observational study among medical and nursing mental healthcare staff working in the district of Moselle, France. Participants completed a survey including The French versions of the Jefferson Scale of Empathy (JSPE) and The Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS). The sample included 241 (n=241) participants (N=420, response rate=51.7%). 187 (77.6%) respondents had low burnout, 43 (17.8%) had intermediate burnout and 11 (4.6%) had high burnout. 41 (17%) had low empathy, 156 (64.7) had moderate empathy and 44 (18.3%) scored high. Empathy scores were positively correlated with scores of personal accomplishment of the MBI-HSS (r=0.2; p<0.001), but negatively correlated with scores of depersonalization (r=-0.2; p<0.003). Highest means of depersonalization (DP) (M=8.7; SD=6.8; p<0.009) and lowest means of compassionate care (M=40.05; SD=7.9; p=0.0001) were found among forensic psychiatric security units staff. Participation in the Omega educational program was associated with lower scores of EE on the MBI-HSS survey (mean score 14.7 versus a mean score of 19.7 for nonparticipants). Empathic mental healthcare providers have lower levels of burnout. Forensic psychiatric staff showed low means of compassionate care and high depersonalization. Interventions designed to foster attributes and skills such as empathy, resilience, and perception of security may be an essential step in reducing and preventing burnout.

scholarly journals Factors Associated With Circadian Rhythm, Job Burnout, And Perceived Stress Among Nurses In Chinese Tertiary Hospitals: A cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianfei Xie ◽  
Jie Li ◽  
Chun Zhang ◽  
Yi Zhou ◽  
Xiaofei Luo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Circadian Rhythm ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Job Burnout ◽  
Personal Accomplishment ◽  
Burnout Syndrome ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Tertiary Hospitals

Abstract Background: Shift work is a common work pattern for nurses worldwide. Circadian rhythm dysregulation affects the quality of nurses’ work and their physical and psychological health. Eveningness and occupational stress might be associated with burnout syndrome.Methods: A Cross-sectional study design. Between July and September 2020, 23 tertiary hospitals were randomly selected from among 113 tertiary hospitals in Hunan Province for participation in this study. At least 25% of the nurses working in each hospital were targeted. Nurses’ circadian rhythm, job burnout, and perceived stress were evaluated. This paper complies with the STROBE reporting guideline for cross-sectional studies.Results: A total of 28.1% and 17.6% of nurses reported eveningness type and morningness type, respectively. The scores for emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and perceived stress of eveningness nurses were higher than those of their morningness counterparts. Eveningness nurses also reported a lower sense of personal accomplishment (P<.05). Predictors of MEQ score included age 36-40 years, widowed or divorced, BMI ≥25 kg/m2, history of chronic disease, working for 11-20 years or 21 years and above, emotional exhaustion, personal accomplishment, perceived stress.Conclusions: A large proportion of nurses experience circadian rhythm dysregulation. It is necessary to understand the predictors and influencing factors of circadian rhythm dysregulation in nurses to relieve their job burnout and reduce perceived stress.

scholarly journals Antimicrobial Stewardship from Health Professionals’ Perspective: Awareness, Barriers, and Level of Implementation of the Program

Antibiotics ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 99
Author(s):  
Haya Nassar ◽  
Rana Abu-Farha ◽  
Muna Barakat ◽  
Eman Alefishat
Keyword(s):  
Health Professionals ◽  
Treatment Guidelines ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
Tertiary Hospitals ◽  
The Right ◽  
Main Barrier

This study aimed to evaluate health professionals’ perceptions regarding the level of implementation of the Antimicrobials Stewardship (AMS) programs in Jordanian tertiary hospitals and to assess the perceived barriers to its implementation. During this cross-sectional study, a total of 157 healthcare providers agreed to participate (response rate 96.3%). Participants were asked to complete an electronic survey after meeting them at their working sites. Only 43.9% of the healthcare providers (n = 69) reported having an AMS committee in their hospital settings. The results suggested that private hospitals have significantly better AMS implementation compared to public hospitals among four areas (p ≤ 0.05). Moreover, the results showed that the most widely available strategies to implement AMS were infectious disease/microbiology advice (n = 112, 71.3%), and treatment guidelines (n = 111, 70.7%). Additionally, the study revealed that the main barrier to AMS implementation was the lack of information technology support (n = 125, 79.6%). These findings could draw managers’ attention to the importance of AMS and support the health care provider’s practice of AMS in Jordanian tertiary hospitals by making the right decisions and the required modifications regarding the strategies needed for the implementation of AMS programs.

scholarly journals Assessing The Knowledge, Attitude And Practice (KAP) of Prediabetes Management Among Healthcare Providers in Four Tertiary Hospitals In Nigeria: An Observational-Based Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
Dr. Kenneth Ogar Inaku ◽  
Dr. Ifeyinwa Dorothy Nnakenyi ◽  
Dr. Lucius Chidebere Imohc ◽  
Dr. Akeem Oyeyemi Lawal ◽  
Dr. Emin Johnson Emine ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Reference Interval ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Tertiary Hospitals ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire

Introduction: An estimated 6.3 million Nigerians were reported to have prediabetes in 2015 placing Nigeria in the 9th position in world ranking. This number is projected to become 12.9 million by 2040. One way of reversing this trend is early identification of individuals at risk. This study was carried out to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practice of health care providers toward prediabetes diagnosis and management. Methods: This was an observational-based cross-sectional study involving the use of self administered questionnaire to doctors from the departments of internal medicine, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, family medicine and others. Results: In all, 358 questionnaires out of 410 were selected. All 10 risk factors for prediabetes were correctly identified by 82/358 (22.9%) participants with 300/358 (83.8%) able to identify at least 5 risk factors. Laboratory reference interval of 5.6 – 6.9 mmol/L for diagnosing prediabetes using fasting plasma glucose were correctly identified by 70/358 (19.6%) (lower value) and 14.5% (upper value) respectively. American Diabetes Association guidelines for prediabetes screening was the most familiar to 272(76.0%) respondents even though 144/358(40.2%) do not consider prediabetes as a condition that requires specific management. Over half 186/358(52%) of respondents agreed that metformin use can reduce the risk of diabetes in individuals with prediabetes but only 6/358(1.7%) have ever discussed starting metformin with their patients. Conclusion: There is need to educate medical doctors about risk factors for prediabetes and its management to curb the rising diabetes epidemic in Nigeria.

scholarly journals Are Groote Schuur Hospital anaesthesiologists burnt out? A cross-sectional study of prevalence and risk

2020 ◽  
pp. 155-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
MB Groenewald ◽  
J van Nugteren ◽  
R Parker
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Personal Accomplishment ◽  
Contributory Factor ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Perceived Workload ◽  
Clinically Significant

Background: Burnout and physician wellness are becoming increasingly topical. While some surveys have been performed with South African anaesthesiologists, these have been conducted in limited samples. While burnout is often measured, there is a paucity of research on contributory risk and protective factors. Method: A contextual, prospective, cross-sectional study was conducted. The Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS) and the Areas of Worklife Survey (AWS) were used to assess burnout and contributory organisational risk factors amongst state-employed anaesthesiologists working at Groote Schuur Hospital. Results: Out of a possible 127 members of staff (medical officers, registrars and consultants), 81 responded with 75 completing the full survey (59% response rate). Only 4% of respondents were classified as “burnt out”, defined as scoring high in all three domains of burnout: high emotional exhaustion and depersonalisation and low personal accomplishment. However, 67% of respondents scored high for at least one of the components of burnout, indicating the majority of the respondents are at risk for developing clinically significant burnout. The AWS showed that respondents found their workload inappropriate. However, responses for the categories of control, reward, community, fairness and values were all in the acceptable range. Conclusion: While the overall rate of burnout was low, the majority of respondents were at risk for developing burnout. High perceived workload appeared to be a particular contributory factor. Protection against burnout in this group may be provided by a combination of few organisational risk factors together with feelings of personal accomplishment.

The Relationship Between Burnout and Health Professionals' Creativity, Method, and Organization

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-65
Author(s):  
María P. Barroso Alonso ◽  
Marta E. Losa Iglesias ◽  
Ricardo Becerro de Bengoa Vallejo
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Basic Feature ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Personal Accomplishment ◽  
Creative People ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Measurement Tools ◽  
Score Method

BackgroundThis research focuses on problems relating to creativity and problem-solving capacity faced by a specific group of professionals, as they relate to worker burnout, which is prevalent in a large number of work environments.ObjectivesOur hypothesis was that creative people who follow method and order are less likely to suffer from burnout. Our objective was to demonstrate that health professionals working in surgery who are creative, methodical, and orderly have lower levels of burnout compared to others.DesignA correlational, analytical, and cross-sectional study with 70 health professionals working in surgery.MethodsA random sample of health professionals who worked in surgery at the Hospital Universitario de La Princesa in Madrid, Spain from 2011 to 2014 were studied. The variables considered in the study were: gender, age, profession, creativity score, method and order score, and burnout score. Measurement tools were CREA: creative intelligence (Corbalán & Martinez, 2003), MO2: method and order (Seisdedos, 1994), and the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), a test of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment (Maslach, 1981), all of which were validated for the Spanish population.ResultsOur data indicate that a worker's age influences his/her capacity to work with method and order, and that workers with emotional exhaustion (a basic feature of burnout) have lower scores in method and order. Greater emotional exhaustion and greater depersonalization were related to lower personal accomplishment and greater burnout.Conclusionpeople who work with method and order are less likely to suffer from burnout. We did not find a direct relationship between creativity and method and order or between creativity and burnout.

scholarly journals Burnout Syndrome Among Hospital Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Civil War: A Cross-Sectional Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammed Elhadi ◽  
Ahmed Msherghi ◽  
Moutaz Elgzairi ◽  
Ayiman Alhashimi ◽  
Ahmad Bouhuwaish ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Civil War ◽  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Personal Accomplishment ◽  
Burnout Syndrome ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

Objective: We aimed to determine the prevalence of burnout among hospital healthcare workers in Libya during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and civil war.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from April 18 to May 2, 2020 among Libyan healthcare workers. Data on participant characteristics were collected with a specifically designed questionnaire. Burnout was assessed with the abbreviated Maslach Burnout Inventory (aMBI) comprising three subscales: emotional exhaustion (EE), depersonalization (DP), and personal accomplishment (PA), with each sub-scale score range from 0 to 18. For EE and DP, scores of 10 to 18 were regarded as “moderate to severe burnout.” PA was scored inversely, where a score ≤ 10 indicated severe burnout.Results: The study yielded a sample size of 532 participants. Of these, 357 (67.1%) reported emotional exhaustion (EE Score ≥ 10), 252 (47.4%) reported depersonalization (DP score ≥ 10), and 121 (22.7%) reported a lower sense of personal accomplishment (PA score ≤ 10). Verbal abuse was experienced by 304 participants (57.1%) and physical abuse in 93 (17.5). Gender was associated with high emotional exhaustion and high depersonalization. Being 35 years or older was associated with high depersonalization. Professional specialty was significantly associated with high emotional exhaustion and depersonalization. Fear of COVID-19 infection was associated with high emotional exhaustion and high depersonalization.Conclusion: The rising prevalence of mental disorders and inadequate availability of health services facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic and civil war demonstrated the need for healthcare policies to address the well-being of healthcare workers to decrease the risk of loss, suicide, and medical negligence.

An Investigation of the Relationship Between Nurses’ Views on Spirituality and Spiritual Care and Their Level of Burnout

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 214-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Senay Karadag Arli ◽  
Ayse Berivan Bakan ◽  
Ela Erisik
Keyword(s):  
Spiritual Care ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Personal Accomplishment ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose: This study aims to evaluate the relationship between nurses’ views on spirituality and spiritual care and their level of burnout. Method: This cross-sectional study used a convenience sample that comprised 118 nurses from one state hospital in eastern Turkey. The data were collected through questionnaires that were filled by the nurses individually, using a sociodemographic characteristics form, the Spirituality and Spiritual Care Rating Scale, and the Maslach Burnout Inventory. Results: A statistically significant relationship was found between subscale scores of Maslach Burnout Inventory and total score of Spirituality and Spiritual Care Rating Scale. With the increase in nurses’ spiritual care mean scores, there was an increase in the mean scores of the Emotional Exhaustion, Depersonalization, and Personal Accomplishment subscales. Conclusions: Nurses’ burnout levels increased with the increase in their spirituality and spiritual care mean scores. This situation can be associated with the fact that providing spiritual care increases nurses’ workload. Therefore, similar studies are recommended to be conducted with wider groups of participants.

scholarly journals Prevalence and associated factors of burnout among Debre Berhan University medical students: a cross-sectional study

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yohannes Gebreegziabhere Haile ◽  
Amanuel Lemma Senkute ◽  
Berhanu Tadesse Alemu ◽  
Dawit Mamo Bedane ◽  
Kaleab Berhanu Kebede
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Personal Accomplishment ◽  
Organizational Level ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Debre Berhan

Abstract Background Burnout, a measure of professional distress, is more common among medical professionals. About half of medical students have this problem. However, little is known about the burnout status of medical students in Ethiopia. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and associated factors of burnout among medical students of Debre Berhan University (DBU). Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted on randomly selected 151 medical students of DBU. Burnout was assessed using the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS). Participants were reported as having burnout if they scored ≥27 on Emotional Exhaustion (EE), ≥13 on Depersonalization (DP) sub-scales, and ≤ 31 on Personal Accomplishment (PA) sub-scale of the MBI-HSS. EpiData version 3.1 was used for data entry while SPSS version 20 and STATA version 13 for windows were used for data analysis. Both univariable and multivariable binary logistic regression analyses were conducted. The degree of association between variables was assessed using odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) at two-tailed p-value of < 0.05. Result Of 144 medical students took part, 34.0% had symptoms of burnout. Regarding domains of burnout, 61.8% scored high on EE, 47.9% scored high on DP and 59.7% scored low on PA. Dissatisfaction with practice lecturer (AOR = 3.8, 95% CI (1.3, 11.6)), moderate social support (AOR = 0.2, 95% CI (0.1, 0.8)), and satisfaction with their education (AOR = 0.1 95% CI (0.0, 0.7)) were associated with burnout. Conclusion More than one-third of medical students at DBU had burnout. Individual and organizational level interventions targeting students who had poor social support, dissatisfied by their lecturer at the hospitals and their education are recommended.

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